Brachialis
The brachialis are a pair of muscles located in each of the upper-arms of the human body.
Examples of sports activities that involve use of the brachialis muscles include gymnastics and climbing.
Origin, Insertion and Actions of the Brachialis muscles:
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The location of the brachialis muscles is labelled on the diagram of the human anterior muscles.
The brachialis muscles work against the triceps brachii muscles.
More about Muscles:
The following are some popular pages in the section about the human muscular system:
- The structure of muscle tissue
- The structure of muscle cells
- Labelled diagrams of the muscles in different parts of the body including anterior muscles, posterior muscles and facial muscles
- Types of muscle contractions
- Movements at joints
There are also more pages about the words used to describe muscles (terminology), the anatomy and physiology of muscles, muscular disorders and associated topics. See also books about sports medicine.
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- 2. Structure of Muscle Cells
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- 4. Sliding Filament Theory
- 5. Neuromuscular Junction
- 6. Actions at Neuromuscular Junction
- Types of Muscle Contractions
- Muscular Disorders
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